Commanders!
We have heard your concerns loud and clear, and will be restoring the previous matchmaker settings, effective from May 05, 06:30 UTC+8. The limit on the number of tank destroyers per team will be reinstated at a later date. Thank you for your feedback and engagement with the latest matchmaker changes!
Greetings, Commanders!
As you may know, Random Battle mode and its matchmaking system are fundamental to the gameplay experience in World of Tanks, and their functionality is closely tied to the performance of many other elements in the game. Hence, one of our top priorities has always been to provide you with an optimal matchmaking environment.
To that end, we plan to implement some important matchmaker improvements exclusively on the Asia server, starting with Update 1.20.1.
Overview
In Update 1.18, we introduced new rules for balancing the number of light and wheeled tanks, as well as restrictions on the number of SPGs per team. Now, we are ready to take the next step and institute smaller team formats, and hard limits on the number of tank destroyers.
Smaller Team Formats
The Random Battles matchmaker will now seek to create battles with smaller team sizes on all maps.
It will start by trying to create 15v15 battles and successively decrease the team size criteria as necessary based on the current queue: to 14v14, 13v13 and so on, up to a minimum of 10v10.
Various regional events and community feedback have shown us that having smaller team sizes can make a significant positive impact on the overall battle experience. As an additional benefit, this should also improve matchmaking speed considerably in some cases.
Limits on the Number of Tank Destroyers
The number of tank destroyers on Prokhorovka, Malinovka, Studzianki, and Murovanka maps will be limited to 3 per team by default.
In tandem with the existing limits on SPGs, this rule should change up the combat dynamics on these locales, opening up opportunities to try fresh tactics, new loadouts, or different vehicle selections.
Share Your Feedback
Through the current scope of changes, we hope to provide a quicker and more dynamic matchmaking experience for you, and will monitor their impact carefully and closely as we consider the direction of future development.
As always, we look forward to engaging with you while we continue to optimize your World of Tanks experience, so please share your invaluable feedback about these latest matchmaker changes with us on Discord!
Let's make our game better together!